502 THIRTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sxss. II. Ch. 127, 128. 1862. Vimd _¤‘lSl¤*·¤ forfeited and escheat to the United States: Provided, That existing vested §§fe§;lP"°° rights in real estate shall not be impaired by the provisions of this section. APPROVED, July 1, 1862. July 2, 1862. Gun. CXXVII.—An Act to provide for odditabnal Medical O_§fcers of the Volunteer Additional sur- Be it enacted by the Senate and }%use if Representatives of the United $Q:a;Q‘§up States J America in Congress assemble That there shall be appointed geons. by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, forty surgeons and one hundred and twenty assistant surgeons of volunteers, Rank, pay, &c. who shall have the rank, pay and emoluments of officers of corresponding Previous gx_ grades in the regular army ; Provideal That no one shall be appointed to amination. any position under this act unless he shall previously have been examined byu board of medical officers to be appointed by the Secretary of y,·,,,,,,,d“’ War, and that vacancies in the grade of surgeon shall be filled by selechow iilled. tion from the grade of assistant surgeon on the ground of merit only: Act, howlong And provided, further, That this act shall continue in force only during
- ° °°“*i¤“°- the existence of the present rebellion.
B,.;g,,d° w,.. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of gunna, how this not, Brigade Surgeons shall be known and designated as Surgeons of "°'"‘· &°‘ Xolunteers, andsshall beGattached to the general medical staff under the . irection of the urgeon eneral ; and hereafter such np intments for the of Ivhliiiiliggsom medical service of the army shall he appointed Surgeolhis of Volunteers. geggmcug, of Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That instead of " one assistant volunteers t0_ surgeon," as provided by the second section of the act of July 22nd, 1861,
- ‘:::¤t:;‘;°'f;“°` each regiment of Volunteers in the service of the United States shall have
1861, ch_ 9_ § 2_ llwgjrlhsslsfilllli Ante, p. 269. PROVED, Dy , . July 2, 1862. CBA?. CXXVIII. ·—An Act to prescribe an Oath of Ofice, and for other Purposes. Oath of onine Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United €g'°Ql}"P°.;“{;l{:W States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter every person ,,, nay;} dapm,. elected orlappointed to any office of honor or profit under the government ¤¤¤&§ ¤i’ tb? of the United States, either in the civil, military or naval departments of p" ‘° “"‘°°‘ the public service, excepting the President of the United States, shall, before entering upon the duties of such office, and before being entitled to any. of the salary or other emoluments thereof; take and subscribe the fol— Past, p, 701, lowing oath or affirmation: “I, A. B., do solemnly swear (or aflirm) that I have never voluntarily borne arms against the United States since I have been d citizen thereof; that I have voluntarily given no aid, countenance, counsel, or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility thert:;;>;fthat_l haye neitléer sought nor accepted nor fiftempted to exercise e uuctions o any 0 ee whatever, under any an crit or reteuded authority m hostility to the United States; that I have not Jyielded a vollultary suplporthto 1.31)* psetgmded government, authority, power or constiu ion wit in the nite rates, hostile or inimical thereto. And I do further swear (or aflirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will snpport and defend the Constitution of the United States, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge Oath to be the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, so help me God ;" Pm,",,;_ which Swd wth, so taken and signed, shall be preserved among the files Fam swam of the courts House of Congress, oi- Department to which the said office in umn the g may {·pp€¤‘¤¤¤· _ And any person who shall falsely take the said oath shall .3,£,y;°€,p,,,. be guilty of pcqury, and on conviction, in addition to the penalties now
